
Christopher: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...and take with students and the way their different styles of learning make me see new perspectives. I mainly teach foreign languages, English, and verbal sections of standardized tests because I am most interested in language and its logic. I have a long background in the arts and literature. I completed a BFA in Painting at the University of Iowa, a JD at the University of Tulsa and an MA in Classics at the University...
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University of Iowa - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art
University of Kansas - Master of Arts, Classics

Alison: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...attributes that are necessary to be an outstanding tutor. Some of the most important qualities include passion, leadership, and content knowledge. Tutors accommodate the academic, social, and emotional needs of all of their students. An effective tutor engages all students into each lesson so they feel like they are part of the classroom community helping them become more active in the learning process. An outstanding tutor is also very knowledgeable about the content being presented....
Education & Certification
University of Kansas - Bachelors, English

Joe: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...your success. In some coursework for example, it can be so tempting to give up and settle for a grade that does not reflect your true potential. However, with the right attitude and patience, the best grades can be achieved in these subjects because I am willing to go to great lengths to ensure you have the resources to succeed. In my free time, I love to spend time outside hiking, running, biking, and fishing.
Education & Certification
University of Kansas - Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance
American University - Master of Science, Finance

Dezarae: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...to the high need in our district. My passion is to invest in strategic reading strategies, in classrooms, as well as assisting teachers in implementing best teaching practices in the classrooms. This is to ensure that they are effective, challenging and developmentally appropriate, for students to gain necessary reading skills to use across content areas that will make them college ready and globally competent in their future. I look forward to building relationships with each...
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Kansas State University - Bachelors, Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University - PHD, Educational Leadership

David: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...I have found that students may learn in different ways and all can excel. I like to present material in an engaging and relevant manner so that we can all learn and achieve success. One-on-one tutoring is an effective technique, particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find...
Education & Certification
Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
State Certified Teacher

Max: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). I am majoring in biological sciences on the pre-medicine track, and I am very excited to attend medical school in the Fall of 2019 and one day become a physician at a teaching hospital. The subjects that I'm passionate include chemistry, biology, psychology, and mathematics (mainly algebra and geometry). My first experience as a tutor was during my junior year of high school when I tutored and mentored middle...
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University of Illinois at Chicago - Current Undergrad, Biological Sciences

Joscelyn: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...a major in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Music. I taught SAT classes though the university, and I have seen significant improvement in just a few months of work. I also worked at Kumon, teaching students (~3 to 7 years old) in Math and Reading. Additionally, my teaching experience includes coaching Little League softball to the 10-and-under age group, and I was told that I was able to relate and interact well with the...
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Current Undergrad, Industrial Engineering

Joseph: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...culture of Mathematics as a boring class where students sit and listen to a nerdy teacher drone on about rote memorization of concepts with no applicability to reality. While this image has been sadly true for many students, my own experience of learning math as I grew up was quite the opposite, and it is that opposite experience which inspired me to go into education. In middle and high school, I was fortunate enough to...
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Truman State University - Bachelors, Mathematics, Theatre
State Certified Teacher

Brandon: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius As a tutor it is my goal to not only teach my students the material they need to learn, but to better their core understanding of a subject and their methods of learning for the future. This way, they can continue to learn at an advanced level long after they no longer require the service of a tutor.
Education & Certification
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Anmol: Shawnee Mission ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Shawnee Mission, KS
...lack of complacency. I always want to be somewhere or do something that I have not yet achieved. I believe it is this drive that allows me to pursue my passions, both academically and socially, and to be successful in both. I find that my greatest happiness comes in the form of little victories such as a good grade on an exam, or making a friend laugh! Its because of this that I really slow...
Education & Certification
Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Current Undergrad, Cellular Biology and Neuroscience
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